2025 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 12 - Terrorism
Chapter 76 - Terroristic Offenses
Section 76.02. Terrorism
Sec. 76.02. TERRORISM. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) commits or conspires to commit an offense under:
(A) Chapter 19;
(B) Section 20.02;
(C) Section 20.03;
(D) Section 20A.02;
(E) Section 22.02;
(F) Section 22.021;
(G) Section 22.05, if punishable as a felony;
(H) Section 22.07, if punishable as a felony;
(I) Section 22.09;
(J) Section 28.02;
(K) Section 28.07, if punishable as a felony;
(L) Section 29.03;
(M) Section 38.152, if punishable as a felony; or
(N) Section 46.08; and
(2) commits or conspires to commit that offense with the intent to:
(A) intimidate or coerce the public or a substantial group of the public; or
(B) influence, by intimidation or coercion, the policy, conduct, or activities of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or the United States.
(b) An offense under this section is one category higher than the most serious offense listed in Subsection (a) that was committed or conspired to be committed, except that:
(1) if the most serious offense is a Class A misdemeanor, the offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of 180 days; and
(2) if the most serious offense is a felony of the first degree, the offense under this section is a felony of the first degree with a minimum term of confinement of 15 years.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.
